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50 effect of motion as they fly rather than run after the ball. Often a wing of some bird of large size hangs behind them, or attached to the arm, often a string of sleigh bells give animation to the chase as it mingles with their cries & eager exclamations. Their toilet is completed by painting their faces with brilliant colours, and with a less valuable pigment made of a white or black clay they color their bodies. A favourite ornament is produced by smearing the palms of the hand & then patting the surface of the body so as to leave the impression of the hand - An Indian is thus often covered with these hands - Their dress, or rather the want of it, displays their elegant figures to the greatest advantage, & in